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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![Someone joked recently that the administrators of Curbside Classic were doing such a good job that they would receive as part of their generous compensation package a company car, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20180911_124328.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1988 Cadillac Cimarron – Flagship Of Mediocrity")
Curbside Capsule: 1988 Cadillac Cimarron – Flagship Of Mediocrity
Posted on January 20, 2020 | 72 CommentsSomeone joked recently that the administrators of Curbside Classic were doing such a good job that they would receive as part of their generous compensation package a company car, which […] -
![Thankfully, you do find the occasional interesting foreign car when wondering about France. If it had been a run-of-the-mill E30 saloon, I don’t think I would have bothered, but old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_20191223_155512-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1991 BMW E30 Touring – The Reluctant Bavarian")
CC Capsule: 1991 BMW E30 Touring – The Reluctant Bavarian
Posted on January 19, 2020 | 13 CommentsThankfully, you do find the occasional interesting foreign car when wondering about France. If it had been a run-of-the-mill E30 saloon, I don’t think I would have bothered, but old […] -
![The recent hook-up of FCA and PSA has a lot of folks worried that some of the old names we hold dear are going to get the chop in due […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_20200102_155748-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1983 “Lancia” A112 Elite – Fiat Kills Two Marques With One Clone")
CC Capsule: 1983 “Lancia” A112 Elite – Fiat Kills Two Marques With One Clone
Posted on January 13, 2020 | 21 CommentsThe recent hook-up of FCA and PSA has a lot of folks worried that some of the old names we hold dear are going to get the chop in due […] -
![As I prowled the pavement of my native country recently, I figured my posts, which had been all very JDM-focused of late, might benefit from a bit of CPR – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_20191225_110607-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1995 Citroën AX 4×4 – A Rusted Development")
CC Capsule: 1995 Citroën AX 4×4 – A Rusted Development
Posted on January 7, 2020 | 15 CommentsAs I prowled the pavement of my native country recently, I figured my posts, which had been all very JDM-focused of late, might benefit from a bit of CPR – […] -
![There was a meme that circulated recently on social media that encouraged the reader and potential participant to leave a one-word comment that started with the same letter of one’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2013-04-13-Saturday-1967-Triumph-TR250-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1967 Triumph TR250 – May Your New Year Be Triumphant")
Curbside Capsule: 1967 Triumph TR250 – May Your New Year Be Triumphant
Posted on January 2, 2020 | 23 CommentsThere was a meme that circulated recently on social media that encouraged the reader and potential participant to leave a one-word comment that started with the same letter of one’s […] -
![When I was six and my brother was four, we had matching t-shirt shortpant outfits – totally 1970s in elasticity. His outfit was blue, mine was brown. I wanted the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/devillecover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Xmas: Transglobal Brotherhood")
CC Xmas: Transglobal Brotherhood
Posted on December 25, 2019 | 11 CommentsWhen I was six and my brother was four, we had matching t-shirt shortpant outfits – totally 1970s in elasticity. His outfit was blue, mine was brown. I wanted the […] -
![The IACRL was front for the five families of New York City. It was the brainchild of one of the bosses, Joseph Colombo, in response to the arrest of his […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/goumbaa1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Italian-American Civil Rights League Company Car")
CC Capsule: Italian-American Civil Rights League Company Car
Posted on December 21, 2019 | 14 CommentsThe IACRL was front for the five families of New York City. It was the brainchild of one of the bosses, Joseph Colombo, in response to the arrest of his […] -
![Here’s something you don’t expect to encounter in Japan – a good old M-B Unimog 406. Even a total truck ignoramus such as I recognized this one immediately. But this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_20191204_152446-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: The Freshest Unimog You’ll Ever See")
CC Capsule: The Freshest Unimog You’ll Ever See
Posted on December 20, 2019 | 6 CommentsHere’s something you don’t expect to encounter in Japan – a good old M-B Unimog 406. Even a total truck ignoramus such as I recognized this one immediately. But this […] -
![My brother was thrilled to have his NY-based Olds 98 featured on CC the other day; as he said to me, the comments section is always the best reading. So […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/buick1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1963 Buick Skylark – Barely Clinging To Stage 5")
CC Capsule: 1963 Buick Skylark – Barely Clinging To Stage 5
Posted on December 19, 2019 | 23 CommentsMy brother was thrilled to have his NY-based Olds 98 featured on CC the other day; as he said to me, the comments section is always the best reading. So […] -
![I’ve ragged on the Mercury Topaz and Ford Tempo before for sticking around far too long, for using a bizarre, low-tech four-cylinder engine, and for setting a dangerous precedent for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1985-mercury-topaz-GS-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1985 Mercury Topaz – Unpolished Gemstone")
Curbside Capsule: 1985 Mercury Topaz – Unpolished Gemstone
Posted on December 9, 2019 | 25 CommentsI’ve ragged on the Mercury Topaz and Ford Tempo before for sticking around far too long, for using a bizarre, low-tech four-cylinder engine, and for setting a dangerous precedent for […] -
![Ah, the late ‘90s. When life was simpler and cars were deadly dull. Maybe not quite as dull as the early ‘90s, but still about as exciting as a glass […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191119_144613-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2000 Nissan March (K11) Rumba by Autech – Dancing With The Uglier Of The March Sisters")
CC Capsule: 2000 Nissan March (K11) Rumba by Autech – Dancing With The Uglier Of The March Sisters
Posted on December 6, 2019 | 13 CommentsAh, the late ‘90s. When life was simpler and cars were deadly dull. Maybe not quite as dull as the early ‘90s, but still about as exciting as a glass […] -
![Watch a heist film set in 1960s London, and chances are the robbers are driving Jaguars. Not so in real life says the self-proclaimed Managing Director of British Crime, Freddie […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/xk150.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Short Cabin Jaguar Concepts")
CC Capsule: Short Cabin Jaguar Concepts
Posted on December 4, 2019 | 25 CommentsWatch a heist film set in 1960s London, and chances are the robbers are driving Jaguars. Not so in real life says the self-proclaimed Managing Director of British Crime, Freddie […] -
![Just outside of my hotel, as I was walking to the crosswalk in order to duck into yet another FamilyMart, one of the ubiquitous combinis blanketing Tokyo, I was stopped […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_7003.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Tokyo Traffic Capsule: 2001 Toyota Origin – Past Is Present")
Tokyo Traffic Capsule: 2001 Toyota Origin – Past Is Present
Posted on November 29, 2019 | 25 CommentsJust outside of my hotel, as I was walking to the crosswalk in order to duck into yet another FamilyMart, one of the ubiquitous combinis blanketing Tokyo, I was stopped […] -
![In a slight deviation from the JDM stuff I’ve been posting lately, here’s a little something I found in an old stash of photos I took back in August 2008 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/28140002-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1983 Citroën CX Orphée by Deslandes – Hello Strangest")
Car Show Capsule: 1983 Citroën CX Orphée by Deslandes – Hello Strangest
Posted on November 26, 2019 | 32 CommentsIn a slight deviation from the JDM stuff I’ve been posting lately, here’s a little something I found in an old stash of photos I took back in August 2008 […] -
![Imagine, if you will, it’s September 1966. You’ve accomplished what no one in your family had done before. Just a few short months ago, you earned your Ph.D., and with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Nova-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1967 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova – The Junior Faculty Special")
CC Capsule: 1967 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova – The Junior Faculty Special
Posted on November 21, 2019 | 50 CommentsImagine, if you will, it’s September 1966. You’ve accomplished what no one in your family had done before. Just a few short months ago, you earned your Ph.D., and with […]
